Hopper, an 18-month-old pit bull, came home from the hospital Sunday night after emergency surgery for three stab wounds to his groin area.

"It's amazing," said Hopper's owner, Alex Osegueda. "It's just like getting a family member home from the hospital."

Police said on Friday night, Dominic Thang broke into Osegueda's apartment. When he saw Hopper, police said Thang grabbed a knife and stabbed the dog three times.

The downstairs neighbors found Hopper outside their door, bleeding profusely. The blood trail leading back upstairs to his home leads the neighbors to believe Hopper walked down the stairs looking for help.

"There was just so much blood from down here all the way up the stairs up right in front of the door," said Nate Hawkins, a neighbor.